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Astrochemistry
Astrochemistry: the study of the abundance and reactions of chemical elements and molecules in the universe, and their interaction with radiation. The discipline is an overlap of astronomy and chemistry. The word "astrochemistry" may be applied to both the Solar System and the interstellar medium. The formation, atomic and chemical composition, evolution and fate of molecular gas clouds is of special interest, because it is from these clouds that solar systems form.
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JUN 10, 2018Space & Astronomy
The possibility that life once existed on Mars is an idea that has captivated planetary scientists for decades. But new ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 30, 2018Space & Astronomy
1E 0102.2-7219 is the name given to a newly-discovered neutron star that astronomers discovered while observing the dist ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 28, 2018Space & Astronomy
New Horizons flew past Pluto almost three years ago, giving planetary scientists their closest look yet at one of the mo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 23, 2018Space & Astronomy
Back in December, a critical component of the Mars-based Curiosity rover’s drill stopped working. In particular, t ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 16, 2018Technology
NASA Studies Astrobiology: Life on Earth and ElsewhereWritten By: Julia TraversMAY 15, 2018Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Galileo spacecraft got up close and personal with the Jovian moon Europa back in 1997, and researchers have ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 09, 2018Space & Astronomy
All space rocks may look alike to the untrained eye, but scientists know how to tell them apart. Their composition, for ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 23, 2018Space & Astronomy
It can be challenging to discern the contents of another planet’s atmosphere, especially those further away from E ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 16, 2018Videos
Only a handful of the planets in our solar system sport planetary rings and various theories encompass their formation. ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 11, 2018Videos
When astronauts visit the International Space Station or the Moon, they're only a few days away from home in an emergenc ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 10, 2018Videos
One of the most discernable features to be found on Jupiter is the Great Red Spot (GRS). It's ultimately an anticyclone ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 10, 2018Space & Astronomy
The European and Russian space agencies launched the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter back in 2016, and after a long journey an ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 21, 2018Space & Astronomy
The TRAPPIST-1 system made headlines last year when astronomers found not just one, but seven terrestrial Earth-like exo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 19, 2018Space & Astronomy
Back in October of last year, astronomers observed an interstellar space rock as it zipped through our solar system at b ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 18, 2018Videos
Many astronomers believe that we can only see about 5% of the matter in our universe. The rest is referred to as 'dark m ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 13, 2018Space & Astronomy
You might feel inclined to believe that larger, denser galaxies rotate significantly more slowly than smaller, lighter o ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 11, 2018Space & Astronomy
The launch of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is quickly approaching, and as you can probably imagine, astronome ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 07, 2018Space & Astronomy
When NASA’s Juno probe successfully inserted itself into orbit around Jupiter on Independence Day in 2016, no one ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 06, 2018Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is getting old, but astronomers continue using it to make breakthrough discoveries a ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 04, 2018Space & Astronomy
Astronomers search far and wide for answers to the countless questions we have about our universe. In some cases, astron ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 10, 2018Videos
The planets residing in our solar system, just like the exoplanets of every other stellar system throughout the universe ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 19, 2017Space & Astronomy
Just around two months ago, a cigar-shaped space rock that astronomers say originated from another stellar system came z ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 13, 2017Videos
If you were to glance at the dwarf planet Ceres, you'd see speckles of bright spots throughout its surface. Many of thes ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 30, 2017Space & Astronomy
Residing some 325 light years away from our solar system is a hot Jupiter-like exoplanet known as WASP-18b. The alien wo ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
JUN 10, 2018
Space & Astronomy
The possibility that life once existed on Mars is an idea that has captivated planetary scientists for decades. But new
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 30, 2018
Space & Astronomy
1E 0102.2-7219 is the name given to a newly-discovered neutron star that astronomers discovered while observing the dist
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 28, 2018
Space & Astronomy
New Horizons flew past Pluto almost three years ago, giving planetary scientists their closest look yet at one of the mo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 23, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Back in December, a critical component of the Mars-based Curiosity rover’s drill stopped working. In particular, t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 16, 2018
Technology
NASA Studies Astrobiology: Life on Earth and Elsewhere
Written By:
Julia Travers
MAY 15, 2018
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Galileo spacecraft got up close and personal with the Jovian moon Europa back in 1997, and researchers have
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 09, 2018
Space & Astronomy
All space rocks may look alike to the untrained eye, but scientists know how to tell them apart. Their composition, for
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 23, 2018
Space & Astronomy
It can be challenging to discern the contents of another planet’s atmosphere, especially those further away from E
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 16, 2018
Videos
Only a handful of the planets in our solar system sport planetary rings and various theories encompass their formation.
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 11, 2018
Videos
When astronauts visit the International Space Station or the Moon, they're only a few days away from home in an emergenc
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 10, 2018
Videos
One of the most discernable features to be found on Jupiter is the Great Red Spot (GRS). It's ultimately an anticyclone
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 10, 2018
Space & Astronomy
The European and Russian space agencies launched the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter back in 2016, and after a long journey an
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 21, 2018
Space & Astronomy
The TRAPPIST-1 system made headlines last year when astronomers found not just one, but seven terrestrial Earth-like exo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 19, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Back in October of last year, astronomers observed an interstellar space rock as it zipped through our solar system at b
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 18, 2018
Videos
Many astronomers believe that we can only see about 5% of the matter in our universe. The rest is referred to as 'dark m
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 13, 2018
Space & Astronomy
You might feel inclined to believe that larger, denser galaxies rotate significantly more slowly than smaller, lighter o
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 11, 2018
Space & Astronomy
The launch of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is quickly approaching, and as you can probably imagine, astronome
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 07, 2018
Space & Astronomy
When NASA’s Juno probe successfully inserted itself into orbit around Jupiter on Independence Day in 2016, no one
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 06, 2018
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is getting old, but astronomers continue using it to make breakthrough discoveries a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 04, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers search far and wide for answers to the countless questions we have about our universe. In some cases, astron
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 10, 2018
Videos
The planets residing in our solar system, just like the exoplanets of every other stellar system throughout the universe
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 19, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Just around two months ago, a cigar-shaped space rock that astronomers say originated from another stellar system came z
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 13, 2017
Videos
If you were to glance at the dwarf planet Ceres, you'd see speckles of bright spots throughout its surface. Many of thes
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 30, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Residing some 325 light years away from our solar system is a hot Jupiter-like exoplanet known as WASP-18b. The alien wo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard